See when your district starts school

Summer may be in full swing still, but Long Island's roughly 420,000 public school students will return to class in the coming weeks.

See where all the fatal crashes happened in deadly LI month

Thirty-two people lost their lives on Long Island roads in one of the worst months in recent years for traffic fatalities.

LI Quality of Life Survey: See full responses to affordability questions

A recent Newsday/Siena survey found three-quarters of respondents expressed worry about the growing affordability crisis in the region.

Search our database to see what a 20% down payment is in your neighborhood

Newsday analyzed data on every single-family home sale for the first six months of the year. Here's what we found.

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      Grand Central Madison insider's guide: 10 things you might not know

      How long, exactly, does it take to travel those giant escalators?

      Gilgo serial killings timeline: How the investigation unfolded

      See the latest in the case against Rex A. Heuermann of Massapequa Park and catch-up on key moments from the 13-year probe.

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      Look up salaries for Suffolk County workers in 2024

      The data was obtained through a public records request.

      Look up salaries for Nassau County workers in 2024

      The county saw the number of employees making $300,000 nearly double.

      See how much your school district has in cash reserves

      A Newsday review found Long Island school districts had accumulated nearly $3.64 billion in cash reserves in 2024-25, an increase of 12% from the prior year.

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          These are LI's 5 most dangerous intersections

          The crossings accounted for 2,139 collisions, including 72 resulting in serious injuries or fatalities, between 2014 and 2023.

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          See which contractors landed in Suffolk's 'Wall of Shame'

          More than 700 people have been placed on the list for performing home improvement work unlicensed.

          Search: 46 LI doctors allowed to practice freely for months or years after misconduct

          Some of the doctors' offenses include illegally distributing opioids, fabricating patient records, and billing patients for unnecessary, sometimes painful tests.

          These LIers have been charged with stealing millions of dollars in COVID funds

          At least 34 residents have been charged with bilking the government through federal pandemic business-relief programs.

          COVID-19 fraud on LI: See who's been sentenced and how much they must pay back

          Eleven local residents have been ordered to pay $19.1 million in restitution — of which $3.6 million, or 19%, has been collected so far, according to a Newsday analysis.

          See how much school aid your district will get in 2025-26

          Long Island school districts will receive more than $270 million in additional state aid for the 2025-26 academic year under the state budget passed on this week.

          What did LI homebuyers get for $900,000(ish) in the first quarter of the year?

          There were 11 homes that closed for exactly $900,000 in the first three months of the year, data showed.

          See what single-family homes sold on LI last month

          In Nassau, median prices were $820,000, while Suffolk median prices were $655,000, data showed.

          LI fatal crashes: Search our database

          Newsday's first-of-its-kind searchable database of fatal crashes on Long Island roads will be updated daily.

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          See the most dangerous roads in your neighborhood

          Newsday's map shows individual crashes and clusters between 2022 and 2024, including injuries and deaths.

          3-bed homes sold for $200,000 more than 2-beds last month, data shows

          OneKey MLS reported data on nearly 1,100 closed sales of single-family homes across Long Island in February.

          See what homes sold last month on Long Island — and what buyers paid

          Nearly 1,100 single-family homes sold in February, according to data provided by OneKey MLS.

          See everywhere you can fly from LI MacArthur Airport

          Four airlines currently service Long Island MacArthur Airport, flying to more than a dozen locations from Maine to Florida. Here are all the places you can fly to from the Town of Islip airport.   

          Interactive map: See where BusPatrol camera tickets were issued

          More than 70% of the school bus camera tickets from 2023 were issued on streets that students do not cross, a Newsday investigation found.

          How LI voted: Trump garners 53% of vote, flips Democratic strongholds

          He won Suffolk for the third consecutive election and captured Nassau for the first time, becoming the first Republican to win there since 1988.

          Search the latest LI teacher, administrator payrolls

          See how much educators across Long Island were paid for the 2023-24 academic year.

          Map: See which parts of LI voted for Trump and Harris

          Unofficial results show how each election district on Long Island voted in the 2024 presidential election.

          Graduation rates fall slightly statewide, on LI

          Across New York, those in the Class of 2023 earning diplomas dipped to 86.4% last year, from 87% in 2022, according to a Newsday analysis. In Nassau and Suffolk counties, rates edged downward to 92.2% from 92.6%.

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          These are the 22 Long Islanders accused of stealing nearly $50M in COVID funds

          At least 22 residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties have been arrested for bilking the federal government's marquee business-relief programs, allegedly using the money for yachts, luxury watches and automobiles, vacation homes and nights out in New York City.

          See what happened to LI real estate agents involved in fair housing probe

          LI Divided investigation results in license revocations, suspensions and fines for agents named in Newsday series.

          NYC poverty spiked in 2022, new report says 

          Two million New Yorkers were living in poverty, 500,000  more than in the year prior, according to the Poverty Tracker Annual Report.

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          Special election map: See how LI voted

          View results by community for 3rd Congressional District special election between Tom Suozzi and Mazi Pilip.

          See how student enrollment has changed in each LI district

          Of Long Island's 124 school districts, 76%, saw their student population drop from the 2012-13 school year to the 2022-23 year.

          See how student enrollment has changed in each LI district

          Of Long Island's 124 school districts, 76%, saw their student population drop from the 2012-13 school year to the 2022-23 year.

          Newsday/Siena poll of 3rd Congressional District voters

          Siena surveyed 694 likely voters in the upcoming special election.

          Data: These are the 139 LIers investigators are still looking for

          Suffolk has 103 cases dating back to 1969, and Nassau has 36 missing persons cases going back to 1955.

          Data: These are the 139 LIers investigators are still looking for

          Suffolk has 103 cases dating back to 1969, and Nassau has 36 missing persons cases going back to 1955.

          These are the 23 Long Islanders accused of stealing over $50M in COVID funds

          At least 23 residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties have been arrested for bilking the federal government's marquee business-relief programs.

          Storms that touched Long Island

          Atlantic storms follow a variety of tracks as they move toward land. Here is a sampling of storms that have visited Long Island, some with a direct hit and some with a glancing blow.

          Search Nassau County's 2022 payroll data

          Explore Nassau County's 2022 payroll data through the charts, overview and a searchable database.

          Search Suffolk County's 2022 payroll data

          Explore Suffolk County's 2022 payroll data through the charts, overview and a searchable database.

          Find out which LI school districts paid millions to settle decades-old sex-abuse claims

          Look up what Long Island school districts are paying to settle Child Victims Act claims.

          Report: LI bucks pandemic trend of taxpayers leaving NY

          While there was an exodus of NYers during the first two years of the pandemic, on LI, the number of full-time taxpayers climbed.

          Empire Center report critical of special offseason votes on school bond propositions

          In the Nassau-Suffolk region, districts have held more than 70 special votes over the past dozen years and approved nearly $1.4 billion in spending, the report says.

          LI Republicans widened turnout margin, captured independent votes in 2023

          On Jan. 1, the GOP will control the county executive and district attorney offices in Nassau and Suffolk for the first time since 2001.

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          As compensation for college presidents rises, 3 LI administrators topped $1M in 2021

          The highest compensated administrators are LIU's Kimberly Cline, NYIT's Hank Foley and Adelphi's Christine Riordan.

          LIRR billed fare beaters over $1.4M last year; it collected $60,000

          The MTA has said the system isn't working and vowed changes, including stepped-up police enforcement.

          Syphilis cases quadrupled on LI — an ominous sign for public health

          Rates are rising more rapidly among women. That has led to a 10-fold increase in syphilis cases in newborns nationwide.

          2 LI elementary schools ranked in state's top 10, 4 more in top 20

          Six schools ranked in the top 20 in New York State, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

          Gas prices projected to stay low for months

          Pump prices tend to decline this time of year, but they've fallen below where they were a year ago.

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              South Shore town buys homes near bay to accommodate rising seas

              Experts say "managed retreat" — moving human infrastructure away from the advancing ocean — will be unavoidable in decades to come.

              Thousands moving out of New York, Census figures show, possibly due to appeal of remote work

              The data also showed that New York state faced a net loss of an estimated 244,000 people who moved to other states between 2021 and 2022, with the largest number relocating to Florida and other parts of the Sun Belt.

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